Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सूर्य उवाच । अचिरेणैव कालेन भगवांस्त्रिपुरांतकः । संप्राप्स्यत्युत्तमं लिंगमुन्नते स्थान उत्तमे

Transliteration

sūrya uvāca | acireṇaiva kālena bhagavāṃstripurāṃtakaḥ | saṃprāpsyatyuttamaṃ liṃgamunnate sthāna uttame

Translation

พระสุริยเทพตรัสว่า “ในกาลไม่นาน พระภควานตรีปุรานตกะ (พระศิวะ) จะทรงได้รับลึงค์อันประเสริฐยิ่ง ณ สถานที่สูงส่งอันยอดเยี่ยม”

Word by Word

• sūryaḥ: the Sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• acireṇa: in a short time
• acireṇa: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक-करण (instrumental of time: 'in a short time')

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• kālena: by time; after time
• kālena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tripurāntakaḥ: Tripurāntaka (slayer of Tripura)
• tripurāntakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura (प्रातिपदिक) + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('of Tripura' + 'ender/slayer'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃprāpsyati: will attain; will obtain
• saṃprāpsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√prāp (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• uttamam: excellent; supreme
• uttamam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with liṅgam)

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• unnate: in a lofty (place)
• unnate: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: unnata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with sthāne)

• sthāne: in a place
• sthāne: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

• uttame: in the best (place)
• uttame: Adhikaraṇa (Locus-qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with sthāne)

Speaker

Sūrya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Durgāditya context; Śiva-liṅga emphasis)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi assembly (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya speaks prophetically to Devī: soon Tripurāntaka (Śiva) will obtain/manifest a supreme liṅga at an exalted place; the scene blends solar radiance with Śaiva symbolism (liṅga, trident, ash).

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Tripurāntaka (Śiva)
• Liṅga
• Unnata-sthāna
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places unify devatā-upāsanā: Sūrya’s grace points toward Śiva’s liṅga-presence as the highest refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

An “Unnata-sthāna” (exalted spot) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra associated with a supreme Śiva-liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it foretells the establishment/attainment of a supreme liṅga at the site.